28 May 1971
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Newspaper
Ukiah Daily Journal
Location
Ukiah, California, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1971
Page
1
A community Congress for Progress will convene at Ukiah High School on Saturday June 5. Local residents will form discussion panels to identify Greater Ukiah's strengths and weaknesses and seek solutions. Past congresses have attracted industry, recreation, education, and senior citizen initiatives.
Memorial Day marks 103 years as a national observance while Thanksgiving is five years older, Labor Day later, and Veterans Day a later development from Armistice Day. The piece ties the holiday to ongoing war, noting it remains a poignant commemoration rather than a mere respite, and cites Pericles’ funeral oration as a timeless reminder that a nation's memory preserves its dead.
Names of 25 new Mendocino County Pomona Grange No 10 members announced at Whitesboro Grange meeting with 101 in attendance. New members include Charles and Dora Mae Piambo Georgia Haffards Alfred and Vina Hixson Lena Luzzi Margaret Jane Brown Leda Tavelli and others. Master Hugh Graham noted committee reports and funds for peat decline study. Carl Buhlman discussed benefits of growing Christmas trees on cut over land.
Practically every summer resort was filled to overflowing with city vacationists Saturday, Sunday and Monday as the result of the three day holiday. Every campsite in the county held its quota of seekers after the simple life and motoring on the state highways leading into Mendocino and Lake counties was hazardous and difficult owing to the congestion of travel.
Washington notes a shift as Muskie Kennedy and Humphrey emerge as the core contenders. New Hampshire and California polls show Muskie leading, with McGovern Bayh Hughes weak. Gallup small-sample and state canvasses reinforce Muskie’s draft while other candidates falter. Local Democrat views in New York City reflect Muskie's appeal and mixed sentiment toward Kennedy and Nixon.
Washington UPI columnist notes Ralph Nader’s car safety push, imagining a future with advanced features and a safety checklist carried in a passenger’s hand. The piece playfully questions how far safety design will go and what everyday driving might demand.
Democratic and Republican leaders argue over a $2 billion property tax relief plan heading to the Assembly floor in 1971. A two-thirds vote in each house is needed for passage, and a veto override is possible. The plan blends home tax cuts, school funding, renter credits, and tax increases, with parties warned cooperation is essential to reach the governor.
A 48 page HEW Social and Rehabilitation Service procurement audit finds that more than $18 million in contracts over a year were noncompetitive, with 60 percent of required postings not publicized in the Commerce Business Daily. Postaward oversight is weak and one contract favored a higher bidder with no justification. The report adds to concerns over federal purchasing practices and broader government snooping and security programs.
Bar 8: Is by Phil Pastoret comments on parents over forty struggling with the new math. A reader, Gwendolyn, reacts with playful scolding about the traditional game hopscotch as a metaphor for the confusion.
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